Photography and Islam in Britain

Remarkable images have been entered into this competition:

Touseef Ahmed is the only entrant to have 2 images shortlisted for the Everyday Muslim #photography competition.

Park Picnic and Prayer
I was in the park and spotted this man praying. His devotion was admirable and his clothes matched up with the bag in front of him.
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— EverydayMuslim (@Everyday_Muslim) October 31, 2021

Ramadan Mubarak

Freedom 360

BBC News, Seeking asylum: 'Trusting our lives to people smugglers' "The stories of five people who fled persecution in their own countries and found sanctuary in Wales are being told via a virtual reality exhibition in Cardiff." Freedom 360 has info on the exhibit

Photographic legacy

BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs, Vanley Burke 
"Lauren Laverne interviews photographer Vanley Burke, known as the godfather of black British photography." 
Burke's important portfolio includes many religion related photos, including from Birmingham's Muslim communities. It's an incredible legacy. Do check it out (I can't reproduce any here for copyright reasons).

How London's Southall became 'Little Punjab'

Guardian, How London's Southall became 'Little Punjab', 4 Apr 2018 "A new project explores the largest Punjabi community outside India – from possibly Britain’s first Indian shop to race riots and the fight for rights."

East London Mosque Archives

Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed, 21 Historical Pictures Of What Life Was Like For Muslims In London That Will Make You Say “Wow” " The first ever British Muslim Archives will be opening this week at the East London Mosque Archives, with a collection dating back to 1910."

Photo collection

Guardian, Music, politics and cricket: the rise of black British identity – in pictures
"Using archive news photography, Eddie Chambers’s new book examines how African-Caribbean immigrants to the UK fought racism to carve out a new kind of selfhood"

Butetown, Cardiff in WW2

I found these links recently regarding Islam, Muslims and Wales. The ww2talk.com link features some good historical photos of Cardiff's Muslim community:

ww2talk.com, The Germans bombed our Mosque-Butetown, Cardiff

Green Booked, Islam and Wales, 12 Oct 2010

Andrew Papworth's Blog, The importance of religion in Butetown, 17 Mar 2010 (contains a 1950s photo of Butetown Mosque)